The document is a reading activity calendar for October 2014 that provides daily reading prompts and activities for students. Some of the activities include reading books by specific authors on their birthdays, writing thank you notes to teachers for World Teachers Day, researching ships from Columbus' voyage for Columbus Day, reading poems by Maya Angelou for Black Poetry Day, and creating a Halloween costume based on a favorite book character. The calendar encourages 20 minutes of daily reading and engages students with creative writing, research, biographies, and celebrating various events through literature.
The document is a reading activity calendar for October 2014 that provides daily reading prompts and activities for students. Some of the activities include reading books by specific authors on their birthdays, writing thank you notes to teachers for World Teachers Day, researching ships from Columbus' voyage for Columbus Day, reading poems by Maya Angelou for Black Poetry Day, and creating a Halloween costume based on a favorite book character. The calendar encourages 20 minutes of daily reading and engages students with creative writing, research, biographies, and celebrating various events through literature.
The document is a reading activity calendar for October 2014 that provides daily reading prompts and activities for students. Some of the activities include reading books by specific authors on their birthdays, writing thank you notes to teachers for World Teachers Day, researching ships from Columbus' voyage for Columbus Day, reading poems by Maya Angelou for Black Poetry Day, and creating a Halloween costume based on a favorite book character. The calendar encourages 20 minutes of daily reading and engages students with creative writing, research, biographies, and celebrating various events through literature.
Read the Sunday comics. Its Ed Emberleys birthday.Read his book Go Away, Big Green Monster, or another book he wrote. Today is Steven Kelloggs birthday. Celebrate by reading Is Your Mama a Llama. 29 30 Today is World Teachers Day. Write a thank-you note to your teacher. 31 15 4 6 7 8 9 3 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 1 2 24 25 27 28 5 12 19 26 Write a list of crops that are harvested in the fall. Daydream about what it would be like to be a character in the book you are reading. Write about it in your journal. Write your own captions for photos in todays newspaper. Or make your own drawing and add a caption. Read Candace Flemings Our Eleanor in honor of Eleanor Roosevelts birthday today. Columbus Day Research the three ships that participated in Columbus historic voyage. If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach? In your journal, write about your lesson plans. Today is Black Poetry Day. Read a poem by Maya Angelou, Nikki Grimes. Watch a movie thats based on a book youve read. Which do you prefer, the book or the movie? Write an episode of your favorite TV show. Write a ghost story in your journal. Look up The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Who wrote it? When? Who is the main character? Pablo Picasso was born on this day in 1881. Read Pablo Picasso by True Kelley. Read for 20 minutes today. Where does the word October come from? Look it up and write it in your journal. Write an episode for your favorite TV show. Read for 20 minutes today. Hispanic Heritage month ends today. Write in your journal about what youve learned. How many words can you make from the name Frankenstein? Daydream about what it would be like to be a character in the book you are reading Read for 20 minutes today. Write down the best thing that has happened this month. Create a Halloween costume based on your favorite book character. Ghandi was born on this day in 1869. Read Ghandi by Demi to celebrate. Whats the diference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Visit the library to nd out. Find a recipe for homemade apple- sauce, and then make it. What is your favorite sport? Write a list of reasons. Happy Halloween! Read a scary story.